Where does “försvarsattaché” come from?
försvarsattaché (Swedish) comes from Swedish attaché, from French attaché, from French attacher, from Old French atachier, from Old French estachier, from Old French estache, from Medieval Latin staca, from Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌺𐌰 — to cover; pole, stick, beam.
försvarsattaché (Swedish): a defence attaché
Definitions
- a defence attaché
Ancestry of “försvarsattaché”, step by step
försvarsattaché traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish attaché
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | attaché | attaché |
| 2 | French | attaché | past participle of attacher; attached |
| 3 | French | attacher | to affix, bind, tie something to something else,... |
| 4 | Old French | atachier | to attach |
| 5 | Old French | estachier | Alternative form of atachier; bind; to fasten... |
| 6 | Old French | estache | stake; strap |
| 7 | Medieval Latin | staca | a stake |
| 8 | Gothic | 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌺𐌰 | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | stakô | stake |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teg- | to cover; pole, stick, beam |
via Swedish försvar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | försvar | a defence |
| 2 | Swedish | för | too; To an excessive degree; because; bow; the... |
| 3 | Swedish | bud | a message (also budskap) |
| 4 | Swedish | givare | a giver; a giver, a donor; a sensor |
| 5 | Swedish | giva | a portion of fodder; the amount of fodder given... |
| 6 | Old Swedish | giva | to give |
| 7 | Old Norse | gefa | to give something; to give someone something |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | gebaną | to give |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰebʰ- | to give |